Clevite

[Spyder]

So my brother got me some Eagle H-Beams for Christmas. SCORE!! I was wondering if anyone on the board has used Clevite77 bearings / rebuild kits for the 4g63?

Also, where is the best place to get 2g pistons?

Thanks.

 

[donniekak]

You are going to need aftermarket pistons with grooves for locks for the wrist pins, as they float in the eagle rods, instead of press fit like stock.

 

[Lukefraizer]

I think that is what he was asking. And it all depends on if you are going stroker or not. I got most of my stuff off of maperformance.com/tunersnation.com there are tons of places to get stuff though. It is just finding what you like.

Luke

 

[Spyder]

I am not planing on doing a stroker, More money than I have available. I was told it was better to get 2g pistons instead of going with 1g. I didn't know about the wrist pin deal on the eagle rods, thanks for that tip. I would have been wasting a lot of time.

I mainly was wondering on suggestions for pistons and if anyone has had any experience using Clevite bearings in the 4g63. I know NASCAR uses them but I don't know about using them in a boosted application.

Thanks.

 

[BrandonEchols]

No personal experience, but I remember reading somewhere that Clevites with our motors was a recipe for disaster.

 

[89Mirageman]

Just my opinion but I would go with oem or acl's over the clevites.

 

[HKS_VR4]

Don't use Clevite! Had a Clevite bearing fail on my 2g..

 

[Spyder]

That is enough bad news on clevite for me. Thanks guys.